Hitchcock was so dependent upon Head that she was sent on location to the French Riviera in 1954.

‘‘I leave all of it to her,’’ the director once told People.

‘‘That’s the beauty of it.’’

Alfred Hitchcock clearly liked working with Edith Head?the director and costume designer worked on 11 films together. For The Birds , Hitchcock limited Head to

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You could get a dog collar around it!''

Gloria Swanson in ‘Sunset Blvd.’

(1950)

This Billy Wilder classic film noir starred Gloria Swanson as faded star, Norma Desmond.

Head’s biographer, David Chierichetti, notes that To Catch a Thief was the designer’s favorite all-time film and Grace Kelly one of her very favorite actresses

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‘‘You don’t design a pictureforGloria Swanson,’’ Head told her biographer.

‘‘You design itwithGloria Swanson.’’

When she first tried it on, the top slipped off the actress’s shoulders due to bad measurements.

This was the film that made Audrey Hepburn a star. Edith Head told the press that Hepburn had, '' a lovely, audible face, and expressive

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Davis remained a loyal fan; ‘‘She’s a thorough professional,’’ she told People.

‘‘Just imagine,’’ Head said during her acceptance speech.

‘‘Dressing the two handsomest men in the world and then getting this.’’

This Billy Wilder classic film noir starred Gloria Swanson as faded star, Norma Desmond. ‘‘You don’t design a picture for Gloria Swanson,’’ Head told her

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Shirley MacLaine in ‘Sweet Charity’ (1969)

MacLaine was loyal to Head’s designs.

‘‘Sweet Charitywas a giant production with virtually everything made from scratch.

That dress Bette Davis wears while delivering the famous ‘‘Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night’’ — almost didn’t happen. When

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Head won her eighth and final Oscar for this film, which starred future Butch Cassidy duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. ‘‘Just imagine,’’ Head said

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Head first met Wood when the young actress was cast in 1952’s Just for You. She went on to design Love With the Proper Stranger

MacLaine was loyal to Head’s designs. Said another designer, ‘‘There were certain stars, including Shirley MacLaine, who were Edith’s and nobody else dared to touch

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In The Life and Times of Hollywood’s Celebrated Costume Designer Edith Head , her biographer David Chierichetti notes that Anne Baxter — whom Head first

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In addition to working with Hollywood’s glamor girls, Head was also a frequent collaborator of funny man Jerry Lewis and designed costumes for nine of

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